HEARTWORM


Meaning of HEARTWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Date: 1888

: a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is a parasite especially in the right heart of dogs and is transmitted by mosquitoes ; also : infestation or disease caused by the heartworm

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.